58th meridian west
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The meridian 58° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 58th meridian west forms a great circle with the 122nd meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 58th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 58°0′W / 90.000°N 58.000°W / 90.000; -58.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°32′N 58°0′W / 83.533°N 58.000°W / 83.533; -58.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°8′N 58°0′W / 82.133°N 58.000°W / 82.133; -58.000 (Greenland) Greenland
Nyeboe Land 75°5′N 58°0′W / 75.083°N 58.000°W / 75.083; -58.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 58°0′W / 70.000°N 58.000°W / 70.000; -58.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 60°0′N 58°0′W / 60.000°N 58.000°W / 60.000; -58.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 54°54′N 58°0′W / 54.900°N 58.000°W / 54.900; -58.000 (Canada) Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
Quebec — from 52°0′N 58°0′W / 52.000°N 58.000°W / 52.000; -58.000 (Quebec)51°18′N 58°0′W / 51.300°N 58.000°W / 51.300; -58.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence 49°34′N 58°0′W / 49.567°N 58.000°W / 49.567; -58.000 (Canada) Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 47°40′N 58°0′W / 47.667°N 58.000°W / 47.667; -58.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 6°47′N 58°0′W / 6.783°N 58.000°W / 6.783; -58.000 (Guyana) Guyana
Passing just east of Georgetown 4°15′N 58°0′W / 4.250°N 58.000°W / 4.250; -58.000 (Suriname) Suriname
3°56′N 58°0′W / 3.933°N 58.000°W / 3.933; -58.000 (Guyana) Guyana
Passing through area claimed by Suriname
1°33′N 58°0′W / 1.550°N 58.000°W / 1.550; -58.000 (Brazil) Brazil
Pará
Amazonas — from 1°30′S 58°0′W / 1.500°S 58.000°W / -1.500; -58.000 (Amazonas)
Pará — from 6°8′S 58°0′W / 6.133°S 58.000°W / -6.133; -58.000 (Pará)
Mato Grosso — from 7°24′S 58°0′W / 7.400°S 58.000°W / -7.400; -58.000 (Mato Grosso)17°31′S 58°0′W / 17.517°S 58.000°W / -17.517; -58.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia
19°29′S 58°0′W / 19.483°S 58.000°W / -19.483; -58.000 (Brazil) Brazil
Mato Grosso do Sul 19°53′S 58°0′W / 19.883°S 58.000°W / -19.883; -58.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia
For about 20 km 20°3′S 58°0′W / 20.050°S 58.000°W / -20.050; -58.000 (Brazil) Brazil
Mato Grosso do Sul 20°37′S 58°0′W / 20.617°S 58.000°W / -20.617; -58.000 (Paraguay) Paraguay
25°2′S 58°0′W / 25.033°S 58.000°W / -25.033; -58.000 (Argentina) Argentina
26°5′S 58°0′W / 26.083°S 58.000°W / -26.083; -58.000 (Paraguay) Paraguay
27°16′S 58°0′W / 27.267°S 58.000°W / -27.267; -58.000 (Argentina) Argentina
31°24′S 58°0′W / 31.400°S 58.000°W / -31.400; -58.000 (Uruguay) Uruguay
For about 15 km 31°32′S 58°0′W / 31.533°S 58.000°W / -31.533; -58.000 (Argentina) Argentina
For about 10 km 31°38′S 58°0′W / 31.633°S 58.000°W / -31.633; -58.000 (Uruguay) Uruguay
34°16′S 58°0′W / 34.267°S 58.000°W / -34.267; -58.000 (Río de la Plata) Río de la Plata 34°48′S 58°0′W / 34.800°S 58.000°W / -34.800; -58.000 (Argentina) Argentina
Passing just west of La Plata, Argentina 38°21′S 58°0′W / 38.350°S 58.000°W / -38.350; -58.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 51°23′S 58°0′W / 51.383°S 58.000°W / -51.383; -58.000 (Falkland Islands) Falkland Islands
Island of East Falkland — claimed by Argentina
51°45′S 58°0′W / 51.750°S 58.000°W / -51.750; -58.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 58°0′W / 60.000°S 58.000°W / -60.000; -58.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 61°54′S 58°0′W / 61.900°S 58.000°W / -61.900; -58.000 (South Shetland Islands) South Shetland Islands King George Island — claimed by Argentina,
Chile and
United Kingdom
62°4′S 58°0′W / 62.067°S 58.000°W / -62.067; -58.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 63°23′S 58°0′W / 63.383°S 58.000°W / -63.383; -58.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by Argentina,
Chile and
United Kingdom
63°41′S 58°0′W / 63.683°S 58.000°W / -63.683; -58.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 63°51′S 58°0′W / 63.850°S 58.000°W / -63.850; -58.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica James Ross Island — claimed by Argentina,
Chile and
United Kingdom
64°24′S 58°0′W / 64.400°S 58.000°W / -64.400; -58.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 75°42′S 58°0′W / 75.700°S 58.000°W / -75.700; -58.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina,
Chile and
United Kingdom
See also
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